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>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> issue one. dream on. 50 years ago this month a baptist minister named martin luther king delivered what many believe to be the most inspirational speech in american oratory. dr. king's 1963 address came against the backdrop of the birmingham, alabama march against anti-black racism. that toxic combination of legal segregation and second-class status for african-american citizens. the brilliance offing king's nonviolent protest movement was his combination of lofty, almost utopia ideals matched to concrete political goals. king supporters marched for the right to sit at a lunch counter, to swim in a de- segregated municipal pool, to pick any seat on a bus, or to attend an integrated school. that was then. this is now. reverend king would be amazed by the transformation over the past 50 years. today america has its first black president. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear -- >> and african americans do r
>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> issue one. dream on. 50 years ago this month a baptist minister named martin luther king delivered what many believe to be the most inspirational speech in american oratory. dr. king's 1963 address came against the backdrop of the birmingham, alabama march against anti-black racism. that toxic combination of legal segregation and...
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he is the only congressman from the 1963 march on washington. days ago lewis became the number-one selling comic book author in the nation according to the "new york times" best-sellers list. congratulations to him. "march" book one, traces his journey in the civil rights movement when he endured tear gas, police beatings and at least 40 arrests. lewis says he wrote "march" to spread the message of nonviolent protests to a new generation. i sat down with congressman lewis and the co-author long-time aide andrew aidan about this story. i got the story about "march." >> there is one scene in "march" where people would say we don't serve a certain group of people. a person responded and said we don't eat them. >> good because i don't eat them. i was reading about this. that's how this book came about. you were sort of making jokes, you guys were together, and you didn't realize he had this sense of humor. he said there was a comic book involved. >> it was 2008. i was working as his press secretary on his primary campaign. it had gotten to the end o
he is the only congressman from the 1963 march on washington. days ago lewis became the number-one selling comic book author in the nation according to the "new york times" best-sellers list. congratulations to him. "march" book one, traces his journey in the civil rights movement when he endured tear gas, police beatings and at least 40 arrests. lewis says he wrote "march" to spread the message of nonviolent protests to a new generation. i sat down with...
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just like the march on washington we always hear "i have a dream." this leads me to what clarence talks about when he says "words, words." i appreciate what everyone up here has done. you have got to understand that you are right. they are able to change these words. what i would say to this young yeah,d all young people, you do not know what the mimeograph is but you sure know how to tweet. take what you just said, it is amazing if we older folks understand that with just one finger or phone action you literally can communicate with millions of people in a nano second. everyone is probably sitting here with a smart phone. we have to choose that which what we had. this is not just a gathering. we should be taking notes. we should be sending it on our cell phone. we should be sending the message immediately to the white house and demand thing. this is a president who has told to make politicians do it. that yetose by saying man is parts of what they .alled the joshua generation we are all up here part of the moses generation. remember. moses showed th
just like the march on washington we always hear "i have a dream." this leads me to what clarence talks about when he says "words, words." i appreciate what everyone up here has done. you have got to understand that you are right. they are able to change these words. what i would say to this young yeah,d all young people, you do not know what the mimeograph is but you sure know how to tweet. take what you just said, it is amazing if we older folks understand that with just...
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>> they marched on washington today. the one day while the congress, the country, and the world watched, they took over the nation's capital in the name of civil rights. what was its impact on the real washington-- that is, the washington that governs the united states of america? in the lead, martin luther king, the man hailed today above all the others. >> i still have a dream. it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. i have a dream. >> schieffer: today, we'll talk about king's dream and the state of race relations with some prominent american american leaders, including former secretary of state colin powell, and legendary civil rights leader, georgia congressman, john lewis, who was with king that day. plus we'll hear general powell's advice to the president on the crisis in the middle east. >> in both egypt and syria, america has to take a much more-- much more clever role. >> schieffer: we'll also talk about the situation in syria with jack reed and michael mccaul. it's all ahead on "face the nation." cap
>> they marched on washington today. the one day while the congress, the country, and the world watched, they took over the nation's capital in the name of civil rights. what was its impact on the real washington-- that is, the washington that governs the united states of america? in the lead, martin luther king, the man hailed today above all the others. >> i still have a dream. it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. i have a dream. >> schieffer: today, we'll talk...
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evers, this was speaking in washington, not just in washington but to washington of the president will speak on wednesday, the actual day that is the 50th anniversary. what do you hope to hear from president obama? >> i hope that president obama will be very strong in his remarks, whatever they are, but i hope that there will be a sense of a deeper understanding on his part and all of the others who are -- who did not have to go through the battles that we did, and to send a message that will be strong to our government officials that people simply are not going to sit back and accept things as they are. we've seen changes with the supreme court with voting rights and everything. i am here, a person who had to count beans in a jar to be able to answer a question, how many bubbles in a bar of soap to be able to vote. we are still here. the problems still exist. i hope that his message, whatever it is, and i'm sure it will be the right message for america, that it will be strong, that it will cause more dialogue, and that the people in washington who determine the direction of this compa
evers, this was speaking in washington, not just in washington but to washington of the president will speak on wednesday, the actual day that is the 50th anniversary. what do you hope to hear from president obama? >> i hope that president obama will be very strong in his remarks, whatever they are, but i hope that there will be a sense of a deeper understanding on his part and all of the others who are -- who did not have to go through the battles that we did, and to send a message that...
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but the political class in washington felt differently. kennedy told civil rights leaders in a june 22nd meeting that a march could kill the civil rights bill he was now pushing for, saying, quote, we want success in congress. not just a big show at the capitol. some people are looking for an excuse to be against us. the organizers were undeterred, though, and washington panicked. washington hosted massive crowds before but the scale of police preparations for the march was unprecedented. those were crowds of spectators, the police chief explained. we do not expect any spectators during the march. they will all be participants, on one side or the other, or they would not be there. sfz were told they couldn't take the day off. thousands of troops were placed on call. the march was on a wednesday, a work day. authorities weren't sure if they'd keep all the bridges over the potomac open. organizers were determined to prove these skeptics wrong. they appointed 2,000 parade marshals and ran drills ahead of time. >> we have assembled down here t
but the political class in washington felt differently. kennedy told civil rights leaders in a june 22nd meeting that a march could kill the civil rights bill he was now pushing for, saying, quote, we want success in congress. not just a big show at the capitol. some people are looking for an excuse to be against us. the organizers were undeterred, though, and washington panicked. washington hosted massive crowds before but the scale of police preparations for the march was unprecedented. those...
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one year before the 1963 march on washington. we're dedicated to the ideals of this march and what it represents. i am proud to stand on behalf of all pepsico associates here today and on the shoulders of those who made it possible for me to stand before you. i am deeply honored and grateful for the opportunity. thank you. >> ♪ ♪ >> our next speaker is the grandson of mahatma gandhi. biographer, research prof. at the center for south asian and middle eastern studies, univ. of illinois, dr. gandhi. >> my grandfather never visited the united states, but his heart was fully involved in the struggle in this country. in february, 1936, after meeting four african-americans in western india, this is what he said. "if it comes true, it may be through the african americans that the adult trade of message of non-violence will be delivered to the world." in 1967, four years after the 1963 march, dr. king said this n new york city. "every nation must develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole." dr. king added a warning against w
one year before the 1963 march on washington. we're dedicated to the ideals of this march and what it represents. i am proud to stand on behalf of all pepsico associates here today and on the shoulders of those who made it possible for me to stand before you. i am deeply honored and grateful for the opportunity. thank you. >> ♪ ♪ >> our next speaker is the grandson of mahatma gandhi. biographer, research prof. at the center for south asian and middle eastern studies, univ. of...
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reuters emily sullivan and "the washington post's" emily heil. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. >>> we go to weather now, and the fight that's trying to contain one of the largest fires in history. they could also be fighting the weather. nbc meteorologist diylan dreyer joins me. >> it's hot, it's dry, we're not going to see rain anytime soon. humidity is down around 20% to 25%. any random thunderstorms that do develop are dry in nature meaning you get the lightning but you don't get the rain that comes with it. the lightning is what's triggering some of the fires. on top of that, you have wind gusts up to 25 to 40 miles per hour, helps to fuel the flames. it's hot, too, temperatures will be in the mid-80s and we're not going to see a whole lot of improvement in the areas through california and into parts of the west. but further to the southwest, that's where we have most of the rain, actually the remnants of what was tropical storm evo, that is going to make its way into the southwest over the course of the next couple of
reuters emily sullivan and "the washington post's" emily heil. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. >>> we go to weather now, and the fight that's trying to contain one of the largest fires in history. they could also be fighting the weather. nbc meteorologist diylan dreyer joins me. >> it's hot, it's dry, we're not going to see rain anytime soon. humidity is down around 20% to 25%. any random thunderstorms that do develop are dry in...
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we come to washington to what? >> commemorate. and we are going back home -->> to agitate. we have come a long, long way and we have a long way to go. god bless you and keep you, and thank you for acknowledging me. i see sister king over there. i will not do all the talking and not let her say anything. i stand with the women. you will not get me to take a position against the women. hello. hello. god bless you and keep you. we will work for that day when justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream. we will not be asked to get back. when brown can stick around. when yellow can be mellow. when the red man can get ahead man. and when white will behave all right. we come to washington to commemorate. we are going back home -- >> to agitate. >> reverend lowery. give him a hand. are we ready to march? do not start ganging up. we are doing this orderly. elder king is going to give us a prayer. then we will start lining up. be cool, you inc. going to be -- you ain't going to be up front no how. wh
we come to washington to what? >> commemorate. and we are going back home -->> to agitate. we have come a long, long way and we have a long way to go. god bless you and keep you, and thank you for acknowledging me. i see sister king over there. i will not do all the talking and not let her say anything. i stand with the women. you will not get me to take a position against the women. hello. hello. god bless you and keep you. we will work for that day when justice rolls down like...